Wisconsin Election Officials when he is not working or writing. 1721 tells the history of the worst smallpox epidemic to hit boston. It set the stage for scientific advancement including the controversial but effective smallpox inoculation. The pittsburgh gazette calls this book solidly told and the wall street journal called it a deeply researched account. Please join me in welcoming stephen coss. [applause] i am a wisconsin election official. I am not in wisconsin. They are having an election. I had to vote absentee. I would rather be here right now. The line of fire. Stephen exactly. That is a nonpartisan position. It is a fantasy a fancy phrase for poll worker. Register new voters. Firsttime voters, naturalized citizens. I like it a lot. Thank you very much for that introduction. Thanks to harvard bookstore. This is my first time here. But i have heard about this store. Everybody has. It smells like a bookstore should smell and looks like a bookstore should look. I am happy and pro
Hilary and for now i am pleased to introduce tonights author and his new book the fever of 1721. Stephen coss has a bachelors degree in journalism. He has worked as an Advertising Agency copywriter and served wisconsin Election Officials when he is not working or writing. The fever of 1721 tells the history of the worst smallpox epidemic to hit boston. It set the stage for scientific advancement including the controversial but effective smallpox inoculation. The pittsburgh gazette calls this book solidly told and the wall street journal called it a deeply researched account. Please join me in welcoming stephen coss. [applause] stephen i am a wisconsin election official. I am not in wisconsin. They are having an election. I had to vote absentee. I would rather be here right now. The line of fire. Stephen exactly. That is a nonpartisan position. It is a fancy phrase for poll worker. I get to register new voters. Firsttime voters, naturalized citizens. I like it a lot. Thank you very much
He worked as an advertising copywriter and wasnt a wisconsin election official when he is in writing. The fever of 1721 talks about the Worst Epidemic to hit boston. Including a controversial but effective smallpox inoculation. They call the fever of 1721 informative and the wall street journal talked about it a deeply engaging account. Please please help me welcome our speaker. [applause]. I am a wisconsin election official, im not in wisconsin today, there have been out an election. I had to vote absentee so i dont know if that makes me a former wisconsin election official or not. I would rather be here right now. By the way that is a nonpartisan position. Its a fancy word for poll worker. But it is cool because i get to register new voters so firsttime voters, naturally citizens, its prequel, i like a lot. All kidding aside. Lot. All kidding aside. Hillary, thank you very much for that introduction. Thank you to harvard, this is my first time here. Everybody has heard about the stor
When i was reading books about this experience when i was going through his it was saintly women writing about saintly mothers. I knew i could write my book when this woman who hadnt seen my mother and i for 30 years, you are so funny together. We could be a comedy. I was saying with my dad the same thing. I totally lost it with this man i fought with my whole life. That is a nice opportunity. That is a particular thing gay friends and daughters could do really well. I think your book is very honest and very real and that always works. Thanks, mutual. We are inviting you to assigning. [applause] [inaudible conversations] booktv is on instagram. Followers for publishing news, schedule updates and behindthescenes pictures and videos. Instagram. Com booktv. Now i am pleased to introduce a nice arthur with his acclaimed new book the fever of 1721 the epidemic that revolutionized medicine and american politics. Stephen coss has a bachelors degree working as an Advertising Agency copywriter
Anyway, its interesting, im going out on the book tour and speaking to a lot of audiences about both of my books. Its always interesting to see the kind of reaction youll get to the books. Most of it positive. Most of the interesting comments from a friend of mine in williamsburg that came up and said, tony, i have to admit, i really didnt like history very much in school. Because it was kind of boring. But you make it come alive. I love your book. I feel like im there. This was the hurricane of independence. I feel like im in newfoundland fishing and hurricane is coming. I feel like i am on the battlefield in the american revolution. Im so engrossed in the book. I feel like im there. Of course, i was appreciative and said thank you. Her husband elbowed me in the ribs and said, she likes it so much he reads four pages a day. It is right next to the Readers Digest in the bathroom in that little basket i was chuckling. He elbowed me again and said some day she likes me likes it so much,